Do or Die: West Indies host England
The old adversaries are back. Four years may be a long time in cricket, but memories still linger of past series with much to relish:...
The Cricket Match by Sam Selvon
The time when the West Indies cricket eleven come to England to show the Englishmen the finer points of the game, Algernon was working in a...
Island Beat (Autumn 1994)
Laramania The world knows that the West Indian cricketer Brian Lara set a new world record for the highest score in a test match in Antigua...
What Next for Brian Lara?
In April, the 25-year-old Trinidad and Tobago and West Indies batsman scored 375 runs in the fourth Test against England in Antigua,...
Island Beat (Summer 1995)
A ST LUCIA FRIDAY NIGHT Ten pm On Dauphin Street, the first fragrant plumes of smoke float starward from Mrs Hector’s wood-fired...
Caribbean Bookshelf (Autumn 1995)
A History Of West Indies Cricket Michael Manley (revised edition, West Indies Publishing Ltd., 1995) Michael Manley – twice Prime...
Island Beat (March/April 1996)
May Days From Tobago, the call goes out to the Caribbean sailing community: “Mayday! Mayday!” Or perhaps that should read:...
Island Beat (July/August 2006)
Fighting Off The Seas Joggers pause for a breather. A Hindu family offers flowers in a morning ablution ritual. An old man sits on an...
